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Wait for Piledriver?

Generally you'll just see the bulldozer stuff get phased out as opposed proper price drops, but I'd certainly expect it to get a little lower.
You'll know later this month as Vishera launches.
 
Yeah bulldozer prices will fall, AMD's stuff usually does. They are already pretty low, 8120 can be had for ~£100 frequently.
 
I've had doubts about going for an AMD system as they are not looked fabourably upon compared to an i5. However I'm not looking to run games or overclockers. But I have seen some comparisons of hdd speed and the i5 still trumps the Amd 6100.

Amy advice? The i5 3750k is almost twice as much as the fx 6100.

i also need support for Io virtulisation.
 
GodAtum said:
I've had doubts about going for an AMD system as they are not looked fabourably upon compared to an i5. However I'm not looking to run games or overclockers. But I have seen some comparisons of hdd speed and the i5 still trumps the Amd 6100.

Amy advice? The i5 3750k is almost twice as much as the fx 6100.

i also need support for Io virtulisation.
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K series CPUs lack IOMMU. However,even with CPUs which have IOMMU,you need a motherboard with a compatible BIOS and chipset whether the CPU is AMD or Intel.
 
CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
K series CPUs lack IOMMU. However,even with CPUs which have IOMMU,you need a motherboard with a compatible BIOS and chipset whether the CPU is AMD or Intel.
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It's nearly impossible to tell! A few forums have got very conflicting reports.

The issue is I want a chep MB but need 3 PCIe slots (x8) for GPU, RAID and fibre card!
 
Any Ivy with board that can do Trifire with PCI-E 3.0 should be fine assuming you're using PCI-E 3.0 GPU's, that could possibly make things easier.
 
Bit late, been there quite a while :p
Actually looks like it's going to come just before W8 and coincide with the Apple Mini launch (Or whatever they're doing on the 23rd)
 
Not wanting to start a flame war but AMD seems so overhyped its true. for out an out power, go intel, if you just want a rig for general daily use Im sure they're fine but intel is the choice for Gamers and Multimedia workhorses IMO
 
Gtiracer said:
Not wanting to start a flame war but AMD seems so overhyped its true. for out an out power, go intel, if you just want a rig for general daily use Im sure they're fine but intel is the choice for Gamers and Multimedia workhorses IMO
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AMD has made HUGE progress with the new FM2 chips, as rubbish as bulldozer ended up being, they are still making some great stuff, they're not over and done with yet :)
 
andy_mk3 said:
AMD has made HUGE progress with the new FM2 chips, as rubbish as bulldozer ended up being, they are still making some great stuff, they're not over and done with yet :)
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Well the proof is in the pudding and I would happily like to see AMD produce something that competes but I really am not holding my breath
 
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